Examples of Figurative Language in The Highwayman
Poetry Exercise
Tips:
Poetic Devices
Rhyme–Not all poems rhyme, but poems that tell a story usually rhyme, because it helps the listener or reader to remember the story.
Repetition–For special effects, poetry uses repetition of words, ideas and sometimes whole versus. Repetition helps us remember the poem and gives it unity.
Alliteration-the repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginning of words.
Metaphor–they say something is or was something else. For example, the moon is a balloon or the footpath outside our place was a river after the downpour.
Personification-A figure of speech in which a non-human object is given human qualities. For example, the daffodils danced in the breeze or the cyclone was angry.
Simile-A figure of speech, which makes a comparison between two things using the word like or as. For example, her teeth looked like pearls, and her skin was as smooth as finely polished marble.
Onomatopoeia–This refers to the use of sound words–words that actually suggest the sound that they are referring to. For example, snicker-snack, crack, etc….
